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Is there more power that could be shifted to Pyongyang? What power is there in NK that they don't already possess?
by mejari 10y ago
Is there more power that could be shifted to Pyongyang? What power is there in NK that they don't already possess?
- jsmthrowaway 10y agoDefectors already tell us that not everybody is on board, they just shut up about it. Denying North Koreans food when they need it might convert those folks to regime supporters once it's used for propaganda value. That increases the regime's power. There's outright power, which is what you're talking about, and the people being behind you no matter what which is subtly different. If someone in the world starts favoring changing the regime, the people being behind the regime is insurance; it'd be way harder to accomplish those goals with the people in the fight.
- John23832 10y agoOr denying food might be the last straw the spurs people to action against the regime. The fact is, we don't really know what will happen.
- tehwebguy 10y agoNK does not need a true story for their propaganda machine
- mejari 10y agoBut what leverage does it give them to create propaganda if we deny them aid that they can't just falsify if we do give them aid?